No Laughter Here vs The Meanest Thing to Say: Which Should You Read?
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No Laughter Here
“Did you ever cross your fingers and play that game in your head: If the last Life Saver in the roll is pineapple, then the letter will come this week.”
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Even though they were born in different countries, Akilah and Victoria are true best friends. But Victoria has been acting strange ever since she returned from her summer in Nigeria, where she had a special…
The Meanest Thing to Say
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When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends.
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The verdict
- Readers rate No Laughter Here highest: No Laughter Here 4.1 · The Meanest Thing to Say 3.8.
- No Laughter Here has the widest readership — 600 ratings behind its score.
- No Laughter Here runs the darker storyline; The Meanest Thing to Say stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| No Laughter Here | The Meanest Thing to Say | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (600) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (4) | 3.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
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Reception
| No Laughter Here | The Meanest Thing to Say | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 600 | 2 |
| Editions | 10 | 8 |
| Want to read | 1059 | — |
| Reading it now | 16 | — |
| Written reviews | 110 | — |
| Pages | 133 | 39 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: No Laughter Here or The Meanest Thing to Say?
No Laughter Here has the higher combined reader rating across sources (No Laughter Here 4.1/5, The Meanest Thing to Say 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: No Laughter Here or The Meanest Thing to Say?
The Meanest Thing to Say is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Meanest Thing to Say (39 pages, ≈ 43 min); No Laughter Here (133 pages, ≈ 2 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: No Laughter Here or The Meanest Thing to Say?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — No Laughter Here: Light; The Meanest Thing to Say: Light.